| LC control no. | n 89610807 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML410.B779 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Bradford, Perry |
| Variant(s) | Bradford, John Henry Perry Bradford, Mule |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1895-02-14 |
| Death date | 1970-04-20 |
| Place of birth | Montgomery (Ala.) |
| Place of death | Queens (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Music--Editing |
| Profession or occupation | African American composers |
| Found in | Armstrong, L. Hows' you doin' pops? (I'm okeh), 1941: caption (Perry Bradford) Grovemusic WWW site, Dec. 15, 2003: Jazz (Bradford, (John Henry) Perry (Mule); b. Feb. 14, 1893, Montgomery, AL, d. Apr. 20, 1970, New York; music director, composer, and pianist) African American National Biography, accessed June 08, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Bradford, Perry; John Henry Perry Bradford; 'Mule'; songwriter, music editor / publisher, music promoter; born 14 February 1895 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States; toured with Jeanette Taylor in a song-and-dance act (1909-1918); produced and performed in the musical revues Sergeant Ham of the 13th District and for Made in Harlem writing Harlem Blues and Darktown after Dark (1917-1919); composed the famous songs - That Thing Called Love, You Can't Keep a Good Man Down, It's Right Here for You, and Crazy Blues for singer Mamie Smith; organized tours for Mamie Smith, directed further recording sessions, and established own publishing company; had a song featured by singer Ethel Waters known as Messin'Around on the Theater Owners' Booking Association circuit (1921); performed in the show Put and Take (1921); died 20 April 1970 in Queens, New York, New York, United States) |
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